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Vaimalo Destination Guide

Delve into Vaimalo in Tonga

Vaimalo in the region of Vava`u is a city in Tonga - some 190 mi or ( 305 km ) North-East of Nuku'alofa , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Vaimalo

Current time in Vaimalo is now 08:05 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Tongatapu " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tu'anekivale, Nuku'alofa, Nopapu, Mangia, and Makave. While being here, make sure to check out Tu'anekivale . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Vaimalo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Totally Tonga Honeymoon

8:29 min by Seth Hynes
Views: 36243 Rating: 4.89

Seth and Elizabeth visit Vava'u, Tonga on their Lagoon 380 catamaran, Honeymoon. Janice flies in to surprise E for her birthday and Rick and Jen join us for their second time. We also participated in ..

Tonga

6:09 min by Jeff Jennings
Views: 24335 Rating: 4.91

a sea kayaking expedition in the Vava'u Islands of Tonga ..


Whale Group Mating

1:14 min by Scott Portelli
Views: 14109 Rating: 3.00

A group of six Humpback whales courting and displaying mating behaviour. ..

Vava'u

6:09 min by Jeff Jennings
Views: 10703 Rating: 5.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Vaimalo

Vaimalō, is a village in the western district of Vavaʻu in Tonga. Vaimalō was named by one of the most revered and beloved chiefs in Vava'u's history the great Finau Fisi. The village became the sole estate of his only child and son Naufahu Mapilitoa. In 1781 right off the coast of Longomapu, it was Finau Fisi in his double hulled war canoe the Talito'a who met the Spaniard explorer Don Francisco Antonio Mourelle the first European to discover Vava'u.

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Located at -18.63 -174.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Islands of Tonga, Populated places in Tonga

Vavaʻu

Vavau redirects here. For the village in Samoa, see Vavau, Samoa Vava'u {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=Vavaʻu. gif|size=|sizedefault=frameless|alt=}}Map of Vava'u.

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Located at -18.65 -173.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Divisions of Tonga, Islands of Tonga

Neiafu (Vava'u)

Neiafu is the second-largest town in Tonga with a population of about 6,000. It is situated beside the Port of Refuge, a deep-water harbour on the south coast of Vava'u, the main island of the Vava'u archipelago in northern Tonga. To the north-west lies the 131m high Mt. Talau with its distinctive flat top. Neiafu is the administrative centre of the Vava'u group and has government offices, banks, schools, a police station and a hospital.

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Located at -18.65 -173.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in Tonga

Pangaimotu

Pangaimotu is an island, and the name of the island's largest village. It is located in the Vava'u Group of Tonga, and is reachable in a half hour boat trip from Neiafu, the capital of the Vava'u district. Aside from the beaches, a centrepiece of the island's attraction is wreck jumping from the hull of the upturned ship 50 metres off the island's main beach.

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Located at -18.67 -174.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Islands of Tonga

Tu'anuku

Tu'anuku is a village on the western part of Vava'u Tonga with a population of approximately 1052 since Aug 2009. It has several nicknames such as Toa ko Tavake fai'ana, Halapukepuke, Hala siki 'o Mata'aho and also Uini e Ngofe. There is a fresh water lake next to this village. Tu'anuku is an estate of Finau 'Ulukalala

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Located at -18.67 -174.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Tonga